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On World Humanitarian Day, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson is calling for increased global leadership to address humanitarian crises.
“Today, the scale of human suffering is greater than at any time since the United Nations was founded. A record 130 million people are now...

Indonesian Minister of Social Affairs, Ms. Khofifah Indar Parawansa joins with local youth volunteers and the UN to commemorate World Humanitarian Day 2016.To commemorate World Humanitarian Day on 19 August 2016, the Indonesian Minister of Social Affairs, Ms. Khofifah Indar Parawansa, joined local...

Nigeria’s north-east region is undergoing a humanitarian crisis due to prolonged conflict, continuous violence wrought on civilians by Boko Haram, and counter-insurgency measures to combat the terror. Over the last six years, more than 2 million people have fled towns and villages across Adamawa,...

Emergency Relief Coordinator Stephen O’Brien today released US$50 million from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) for six severely underfunded and neglected aid operations. The funds will provide life-saving assistance for two million people in dire humanitarian need, including 200,000...

The humanitarian community remains deeply alarmed by the intensification of violence across Yemen, where children and women are reportedly being killed and maimed. Ground fighting and air strikes, particularly in Sana’a city and the Governorates of Sana’a, Sa’ada, Taizz, and Al Hudaydah,...